• Publications

    # Corresponding author
    * Equal contribution

    2024

    Mechanism of DNA entrapment by the MukBEF SMC complex and its inhibition by a viral DNA mimic.
    Bürmann, F.#, Clifton, B., Koekemoer, S., Wilkinson, O.J., Kimanius, D., Dillingham, M.S.#, and Löwe, J.# (2024).
    bioRxiv preprint

    Cyclical MinD membrane affinity differences are not necessary for MinD gradient formation in Bacillus subtilis.
    Bohorquez, L.C., Strahl, H., Marenduzzo, D., Thiele, M.J., Bürmann, F., and Hamoen, L.W. (2024).
    eLife preprint

    2023

    Structural biology of SMC complexes across the tree of life.
    Bürmann, F. and Löwe, J. (2023).
    Current Opinion in Structural Biology
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    2022

    Bacterial divisome protein FtsA forms curved antiparallel double filaments when binding to FtsN.
    Nierhaus, T., McLaughlin, S. H., Bürmann, F., Kureisaite-Ciziene, D., Maslen, S.L., Skehel, J.M., Yu, C.W.H., Freund, S.M.V., Funke, L.F.H., Chin, J.W., and Löwe, J. (2022).
    Nature Microbiology
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    2021

    Cryo-EM structure of MukBEF reveals DNA loop entrapment at chromosomal unloading sites.
    Bürmann, F.#, Funke, L.F.H., Chin, J.W., and Löwe, J.# (2021).
    Molecular Cell
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    2020

    Phospho-regulation of the Shugoshin – Condensin interaction at the centromere in budding yeast.
    Yahya, G., Wu, Y., Peplowska, K., Röhrl, J., Soh, Y.-M., Bürmann, F., Gruber, S. and Storchova, Z. (2020).
    PLoS Genetics
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    2019

    A folded conformation of MukBEF and cohesin.
    Bürmann, F., Lee, B.-G., Than, T., Sinn, L., O’Reilly, F.J., Yatskevich, S., Rappsilber, J., Hu, B., Nasmyth, K., and Löwe, J. (2019).
    Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
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    High-throughput allelic replacement screening in Bacillus subtilis.
    Diebold-Durand, M.-L., Bürmann, F., and Gruber, S. (2019).
    Methods in Molecular Biology
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    2017

    Structure of full-length SMC and rearrangements required for chromosome organization.
    Diebold-Durand, M.-L., Lee, H., Ruiz Avila, L. B., Noh, H., Shin, H.-C., Im, H., Bock, F.P., Bürmann, F., Durand, A., Basfeld, A., Ham, S., Basquin, J., Oh, B.-H., and Gruber, S. (2017).
    Molecular Cell
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    Tuned SMC arms drive chromosomal loading of prokaryotic condensin.
    Bürmann, F., Basfeld, A., Vazquez Nunez, R., Durand-Diebold, M.-L., Wilhelm, L., and Gruber, S. (2017).
    Molecular Cell
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    2016

    Control of Smc coiled coil architecture by the ATPase heads facilitates targeting to chromosomal ParB/parS and release onto flanking DNA.
    Minnen, A.*, Bürmann, F.*, Wilhelm, L., Anchimiuk, A., Diebold-Durand, M.-L., and Gruber, S. (2016).
    Cell Reports
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    2015

    SMC condensin entraps chromosomal DNA by an ATP hydrolysis dependent loading mechanism in Bacillus subtilis.
    Wilhelm, L., Bürmann, F., Minnen, A., Shin, H.-C., Toseland, C.P., Oh, B.-H., and Gruber, S. (2015).
    eLife
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    Molecular basis for SMC rod formation and its dissolution upon DNA binding.
    Soh, Y.-M.*, Bürmann, F.*, Shin, H.-C., Oda, T., Jin, K.S., Toseland, C.P., Kim, C., Lee, H., Kim, S.J., Kong, M.-S., Durand-Diebold, M.-L., Kim, Y.-G., Kim, H.M., Lee, N.K., Sato, M., Oh, B.-H., and Gruber, S. (2015).
    Molecular Cell
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    SMC condensin: promoting cohesion of replicon arms.
    Bürmann, F. and Gruber, S. (2015).
    Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
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    2014

    Closing the cohesin ring: structure and function of its Smc3-kleisin interface.
    Gligoris, T.G., Scheinost, J.C., Bürmann, F., Petela, N., Chan, K.-L., Uluocak, P., Beckouët, F., Gruber, S., Nasmyth, K., and Löwe, J. (2014).
    Science
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    The actin homologue MreB organizes the bacterial cell membrane.
    Strahl, H., Bürmann, F., and Hamoen, L.W. (2014).
    Nature Communications
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    2013

    An asymmetric SMC-kleisin bridge in prokaryotic condensin.
    Bürmann, F.*, Shin, H.-C.*, Basquin, J.*, Soh, Y.-M., Giménez-Oya, V., Kim, Y.-G., Oh, B.-H., and Gruber, S. (2013).
    Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
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    2012

    Identification of interaction partners of the dynamin-like protein DynA from Bacillus subtilis.
    Bürmann, F., Sawant, P., and Bramkamp, M. (2012).
    Communicative & Integrative Biology
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    2011

    A bacterial dynamin-like protein mediating nucleotide-independent membrane fusion.
    Bürmann, F., Ebert, N., van Baarle, S., and Bramkamp, M. (2011).
    Molecular Microbiology
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